PER UNA NUOVA INTERPRETAZIONE DEL PRIMO POEMA PRESERVATO IN PSI X 1174 (= 690 PMG)

The PSI x 1174 (PMG 690) preserves the end of a poem and the beginning of another; this study aims to propose an interpretation of the former. After a brief introduction to the papyrological, philological and linguistic features of the papyrus, a new lecture of line five is suggested, and an analysis of every single preserved term is proposed: it appears likely to identify the poem with the episode of the Iphigenia’s sacrifice in Aulis. As a matter of fact, if observed from an intertextual point of view, the words used seem to correspond to the expressions selected by other poets when describing this mythological scene. In conclusion, an organization of the bookroll is supposed, and possible relations with Corinna’s poetry are explored.